Your dumbbell rows, keep your knee straighten either to the side or back. It's affecting your range of motion. I think you're actively trying to avoid hitting your knee cause they're in the way.

I see, so you're using this to replace pendlay. I have the same flexibility issue, I replaced mine with seated straight bar row.

Why do you get heatstroke and get sick so easily??!?! I get hot very easily, I sweat like mad from just some warm up stretches in an air conditioned gym. I've also trained in a fan-less ghetto gym at 3pm.. Did it anyway even though it's hot as shit.

When I was sick or didn't slept the prior night, I'd still ask myself if I wanted to hit the gym. I'd try a few sets see how I do and if it's really bad then I head home.

Idk man, feels like you have a lot to complain about...

inb4 african bodybuilding with cements on bar...

I used ankle weights to overload. Each weighs 2kg, I used them when I need to add 2kg to my DB lifts...

I guess you can use them on bars as well